Warning may be graphic and triggering

AU completely human. John is crazy and doesn't actually hunt monsters even though he still trained his sons as if he did. Castiel is premed in college two years Sam's older. Sam is pre-law student and is in a relationship with Jess when Dean finally breaks away from their Dad to live in the area and work in a garage nearby.

Castiel startes to fall fast and hard for his college buddy's older brother and there is no where soft to land. Middle/upper class Cas is chucked into a world where he must teach the two brothers that love is not the abuse they have taken for years. As he slowly works through teaching Dean how to deal with his past it comes to everyone's attention that Sam's new best friend may be a little more like their father than anyone expected.

John slapped Dean so hard that he tripped over the chair behind him and fell to the floor. Dean covered his face as the slaps and punches started but John was relentless, knocking his hands out of the way and hitting as hard as he could. He started to kick Dean when hitting him became too frustrating," You fucking Faggot."

Dean tried to stay awake, but he could barely move now. There was pause in John's assault and Dean closed his eyes.

CHAPTER ONE

Castiel Novak leaned on the car and sighed. His brother Gabriel was taking way too long. He needed to get to the college pretty much an hour ago. He looked at his watch, pushing the sweater sleeve up. He hated wearing sweaters like this one, but a college couldn't afford anything but these thrift shop sweaters two sizes too big.

Gabriel sauntered out and climbed into the backseat after knocking Cas out of the way. Cas hated being the youngest. With Michael sitting in the front seat brooding, Gabriel with his endless pranks the whole commute and Luke. Who knew where Luke even was now. After Dad had kicked him out for falling in love with a man, they hadn't heard from him.

Castiel sighed and slid into the driver's seat of their old cruiser, hoping this year he wouldn't have to tote his older brother's around campus. Castiel was the only one who had a job, since he had insisted that even if his parents paid tuition, he would pay his own way through everything else. His own apartment, own car, and his own clothes. He even paid for his food and text books at this point.

Cas ignored his passengers the whole way to the school. He tried to think of being in his apartment again, of seeing his best friend Anna again soon. He also wanted to see Sam and Jess, maybe Sam had proposed to Jess sometime over the summer. Cas really hoped so. They were adorable together.

He pulled up to the dorms and had barely shut off the engine before Michael had climbed out of the car. He seemed a bit cross today but Cas and Gabriel ignord him as they set about helping unpack Michael and Gabriel's things.

"Little bro, why don't you stay in the dorms this term? It's funner than you think." Gabriel bumped his shoulder causing Castiel's hands to slip making holding the box a very treacherous task.

"I don't need fun, I just need peace and quiet." Cas smiled politely to his brother who promptly tripped him, up the stairs and Castiel threw his box and glared up at him. His knee was a bit bloody now and he was angry he might have to throw out the jeans. He had so little jeans he was furious.

By the time they finished unpacking the other two and Castiel was driving to his apartment, he was fuming. He pulled up into the parking lot and got out, slamming the door and heading for the stairs. He ran right into the broad chest of Sam Winchester when he took the first step up the stairs and cussed loudly.

"Whoa Castiel! I am so sorry, I was talking to Jess and just didn't see you I am so sorry!" Sam frantically apologized.

"No, no. It's alright, Sam, I…" He was interrupted by a loud roar, a loud engine car ripping into the parking lot. Sam's face lit up and Castiel turned.

"That's him! Dad let him drive the car!" Sam tried not to shove Cas but he was extremely excited for some reason about the driver of the long, sleek, noisy car. The engine cut off and Castiel watched Sam and Jess practically run to the car, but Sam composed himself as the driver opened the door and stepped out. Castiel watched a young man get out but only had a glimpse of him before Sam hugged the man tight. He watched a little longer and was about to turn away when the man pulled out of the hug.

Cas was frozen in place. His eyes wondered over the broad shoulders the thin frame, the strong arms under the beat up leather jacket, all the way down to his second hand boots, but that wasn't what kept Cas staring. He eyes met the greenest eyes he had ever seen and he just couldn't move. The eye contact probably only lasted a few seconds before a small smirk turned up the corner of the other man's lips and he winked, breaking the contact to look back up at Sam.

Cas blushed and spun quickly climbing the stairs. He practically ran into Anna's open door in his rush to get away from Sam's visitor.

"Castiel! I almost hit you! How was your break!?" She asked, jumping out and hugging him. He smiled and hugged her back.

"Not long enough, Anna." He held her for a little longer than socially acceptable of just friends and she led him into her apartment for a drink.

"So did you hear that Sam's older brother has come into town?" She asked as she handed him a beer and sat down.

"Is that who that was?" Castiel asked, trying not to sound as interested as he was.

"Oh, yeah. I heard that he practically raised Sam while their father went from town to town doing some job, even though everyone just thinks he went insane after their mother died. I've even heard rumors of abuse and that's why Sam ran away from them." She sipped at her malt drink and sighed, "Bet you he is as gorgeous as Sam. Probably tall like him too."

"He is." Castiel said absently. When she raised an eyebrow at him he muttered, "He is tall like Sam is."

"Were you down there when he came in? Was he that loud roaring down there a bit before you came up? What's he look like? What's the car look like? He will probably be gone before I have a chance to see him or it."

"Uh, slow down Anna." Castiel put his hands up to her, "I was down there. He's slightly taller than me, blonde, acts very military but playboy I don't know." He shrugged and sat back," I just passed him as I came in."

"That was another thing, Class starts tomorrow, why are you cutting it so close? Two years living in the apartment next to mine I have never seen you come back from summer break this late." She flipped her neon red hair over her pale shoulder as she sipped again.

"Gabriel has gotten worse. Ever since Luke left he has had anxiety attacks and major depressive swings. It's awful… He tried to…" Castiel gestured to his wrists, "Twice just this summer. There are marks where he does it more often and we don't catch him."

"I am so sorry…" The rest of the night the conversation never strayed back to Sam's company and focused on what they would be doing in classes this year. Castiel asked Anna on a date and she accepted for that Friday and at eleven he went to his dorm and slid in between the sheets and slept.

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